Is gambling killing football - The Russell Howard Hour 

I would legitimately watch the queen read out trivia lol

Is it really a Russell Howard act if he doesn’t do the queen impression at some point

I don't think I can watch anymore of your videos. I have reached maximum joy capacity.

Cigarette ads are dead, I think gambling ads need to go the same way.

**PUT A BET ON**

I got an ad for gambling

As someone who used to work in a bookies I can tell you that they don't give a toss if someone has an addiction, and despite their ads, they actively encourage it. Absolutely horrendous industry.

how r these kids gambling. the closest i got as a kid was the 10p and 2p money push machines in the arcade at the side shows once a year during our highland games

It’s disputed who started it, but either the Germans/French/British started singing “silent night” and then it all went from there...xxx

I really like how he incorporates real news with comedy 😂

Football also caused a war in central america though - literally called "the football war" between El Salvador and Honduras in the 60's

A small part of me wishes he kept saying "Put a bet on!" for the rest of the video until he ends it with "When the fun stops, stop."

450,000 kids have gambled in the last week largely because of video games lootboxes in games like FIFA. It's ridiculous and obscene. Jim Sterling of the Jimquisition has been talking about it for a long time now if anyone's interested.

I work in a bookies and some of the customers we have are just heartbreaking. People come up, angry and frustrated and tell us to put more money on the roulette machine from their cards. The main issue with that is that we can't say no. We can ask if they really want to, ask if they wanna take a break and calm down, offer advice, but if I wanna keep my job I can't just tell them to stop. In April, the roulette / slot machines will be set to a limit of £2 per spin, which is LONG overdue and should be a real help to these people who can't stop themselves. The real issue is online gambling, because not only are there no spending limits with online gambling, but that's also where the children bet. In the shops, we ID every single person who walks in who looks even a little bit young, but obviously that can't be done online. Online gambling should either be heavily limited, or banned full stop. In-shop betting isn't nearly as big a problem as online betting.

When he says put a bet on put your video to 1.5x

When he said Christmas stopped a war, I only thought if Didier Drogba stopping a war

0:20 my dad does that when he’s playing Fifa hence why he broke his toe when he kicked the wall

Russel Howard: Football stopped a war! Me:Yes! It did! It also started one,

I agree with this alot as I'm an ex gambling addict it's sooo easy for me to fall back into it from all the adverts I see on my phone and on tv they need to stop, I'm only 25 and I got to bankruptcy because of it and now I'm paying for it.. something needs to be done

"He lost; his job, his home and access to his kids" the first two I understand but he can't legally see his little ones? Was he betting his children?

I took my brother to his 1st United game at Old Trafford and it was the 1st home game of the 2011/12 season against Spurs. Won 3-0. He was only 5. He asked me if he could chant anything. I said yh. Thinking he was gonna chant already existed chants. 1st half Van Der Vaart goes to take a corner. In some footy magazines they have puns like calling Van Der Vaart, Van Der Faart. My bro is right next to VDV. He goes “yoryt Van Der Faart. Shit yourself yet”. Then he starts chanting, “he shat himself, he shat himself, Rafael Van Der Faart, he shat himself.” Shit you not, with 10 minutes left of the match, about 80% of the ground was chanting my brothers chant.😂😂😂 Unfortunately when we go to OT now, there’s not much to chant about. Jose Out.

0:30 it also started a war between El Salvador and Honduras search it up its called the 100 hour War.

love you russel did comedy at school thing always loved comedy especially you your an inspiration cheers Holy crap how the hell did this get so many likes thanks guys

Only Russel can combine seriousness and funniness together

I though he was talking about American football for a second and I was really confused when he got to the war part.

Football also started a war between 2 South America country's.

Thanks for this. Im 25, a gambling addict and its ruined my life. Its put me on the edge of suicide too many times

i had my dealer come round drop me off some snort and he said when the fun stops stop top bloke

Also, I think if we ever measured joy, the unit of measure would have to be called a Russell Howard

I'm the Manager in a Betfred and I can confirm that when I bring up to the Regional Management about problem gamblers they tell me to try and increase the time and amount of money they spend in my shop. It's not just football and horse bets either. The slot machines in our shops are a tragedy. It happens every week. You get someone who comes in expecting a big pay out and they end up spending £5000 in a few hours and they leave with nothing. The government have put something in motion to try and help though. Next April you will only be able to spend a max of £2 a spin on slots and roulette. At the moment people can spend up to £50 a spin. I've seen people lose £1000 in 10 minutes. It truly is a massive problem in this country. It's like the lottery. Few people win and most people lose.

I counted 14 "PUT A BET ON"'s

“It stopped a war” The war still lasted another4 years

Your jokes are some of the few things that make me genuinely laugh and giggle

You know what Russ. I have really bad days. And on those days when i can't seem to put a smile on my face. I put on your videos and you're jokes and your voices make me laugh more than anyone. Your my cure Russ. Carry on, you're changing lives.

Its sad that gaming companies had that problem this year with loot boxes and whether it should be considered gambling. Are we at that point in life seriously?

Omg the funniest thing happened at the end of the video, I just got an ad about football bets and I was like "I hate this" and laughed my ass off 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

I love how he brings up real issues while still being funny

So glad Russell has called this problem out. The amount of betting adverts on RU-vid and TV are getting ridiculous. It's all well and good praising Paul Merson for opening up about his problems, and I'm glad he seems to have overcome them, but what's changing? These adverts are more common than ever, people still bang on about accumulators etc. Nothing is really changing.

Not many people can make you laugh and cry Russel is among the few

Who else got a betting advert during the video

That OJ fact at 3:31 also happened with Oscar Pistorius; he was meant to play Gazelle in Kingsman but his reps thought he wouldn't be able to play a convincing killer so Sofia Boutella wound up being cast instead and they did her legs with CGI. Then, around the time filming started... well...

Coming back to this show makes me feel so much better this year.

"Oh please, gaaamble responsibly"

The worst story i have heard is that there was a man who was addicted to gambling for several years. Eventually he went to rehad got help and managed to stop, even got a court order so that gambling companies couldn't contact him. Then, one day when he was on holiday, he got an email from a betting company advertising a new deal. Sadly he old habits kicked in and he started again. However, he was so ashamed of himself he ended up taking his own life, whilst still on holiday with his family.

😂😂😂 Actually had a bet ad come on before I watched this vid "IRONY"

The advert before this video started was Jose shilling for PADDY POWER😂😂

Russell Howard is the Best

But also football started a 48 hour war between two countries in South America, probably the shortest war in history

The bit bout going to see the footie with ya dad upset me cuz my dads to lazy to even text me it was my sisters ex that took me to see the footie

This is ironic considering that every Russell Howard video I watch is preceded by an advert for online gambling.

Russy, I love your stuff. You got me through tough times, ur a lifesaver

You know what's disgusting about this? When the video ended I got an ad for the most fun way to bet on sport.

I am from the United states and I still love to watch Russell Howard.

Love how a sports betting ad came before this :'D

"When the fun stops, stop" Is just code for "When you realise you've lost all that money, stop."

4:30 I’m laughing my head off 😂

Forest Dump. OMG, I roared! God, I love 12-year-old humor. Thank you, Russell, I really needed that! 🤣🤣

They started putting bans on lootboxes in video games because it's a form of gambling, maybe there's still hope Russ

This is the best comedian I've ever seen and he also talks about important issues. Great!

0:41 it also started a war

I work in the gambling industry and I hate to say this but Russell your completely right, I try and say to many people know how much you can afford to lose and stop once you hit the limit, if the where's my football and that I saw on Facebook was from your show, we definitely need that on the TV as it will help people understand what is going on

I’ve seen Jesus, he plays for Man City. I’M DEAD!

I love how the advert before this video was a sports betting company

I got a betting ad on this video and almost died laughing.

6:46 I remember that and I was just screaming at nothing the whole game and our car got stolen

This really hits home when the ads for this video are for 888casino, betting and gambling. It’s so wrong. Cigarette ads were made illegal and we barely see alcohol ads now cuz they’re harmful. Yet they spew out gambling ads which cause so much damage it’s awful

How ironic it is, I got an ad beforehand for a gambling company on their latest football odds

I love u russel ur so hilarious

The irony of the sports gambling ad that popped up after this video only added to my amusement

Football has also started a war in 1969 between El Salvador and Honduras

I got a football gambling ad before this

Hilarious as usual

I want that queen reading trivia thing so much now.

If the adverts on football were the queen reading trivia I’d start watching it

You might want to know that this vid can run gambling ads...

Ironic a betting ad comes up for this vid😂😂

"football stopped a war" Football war hides in corner

0:40 stopped the war for a little, but then the troops were replaced and ended up fighting elsewhere. But it was still a good moment that reminds us that not all enemy soldiers are evil, or disconnected from us. What they stand for is wrong, what fight for is evil, but not all bad people think that they're bad. And both sides understood that that night.

I wish theres more of these

“Football stopped a war”... it also started one 😂, still great game 👌

I literally just got an ad about gambling on this video

I just had an ad for sports betting ! Well done google ! 😂😂

Football also started a war though

I worked at a gas station and saw gambling addicts every day spend so much money one lady couldn’t buy her groceries. I was asked if I was interested in gambling and I said no. I’m highly competitive and I can’t play bingo because losing makes me so mad. No way am I going to take up gambling.

Russell , so BRILLENT and funny to bring this huge issue , gambling adverts to children is dangerous.

I hate to say it but Russel is completely correct, as somebody who gambles regularly I can say it is as bad as any other addiction. I've lost more money than I care to say but the way they reel you in is with complementary bets etc, The last week was the most horrible for losing in a while but I just cant seem to stop, every time I see a decent price I keep thinking I can just win back what I lost. bad scenes.

I'm a hiker. The Forest Dump joke... Priceless!

Yo Russ

RU-vid dont allow youtubers to promote gambling while I'm watching a paddy power, 888 casino and ladbrokes ads

“Football stop a war” Yeah it also started one!

I recently starting gambling on my phone. It one the worse decisions I've made. Not that I'm addicted, but i do feel like putting more and more money in there. But I've given myself a a limit on how much I spend on gambling every month. 20 quid tops. Would try to go over that limit until my next pay cheque

Got a football gambling ad on this video about how bad football gambling is.

Watching this and a literal betting app ad comes up...

I clicked on this video and instantly there was a football gambling advert 'You were the chosen one, it said you would destroy them not join them'

Damn I had no idea Britain had this problem.

And with absolutely no sense of irony I had to watch an ad for a gambling app before I could watch Russell! WTF? Who planned this shit?

To prove Russell’s point on gambling the add at the beginning of this was a footy betting add

It stopped war a couple times in Africa drogba ended a civil war

The irony of this is this clip was preceded by an ad for Ladbrokes

Yeah but football caused a war in South America